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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Kick Off Second Leg Of North American Live Takeover Supporting Lamb Of God And Clutch

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will kick off the second leg of their North American live takeover today, May 3rd in New Orleans, Louisiana, supporting Lamb Of God and Clutch. The trek runs throughJune 10th in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and follows the band’s successful headlining trek with Mothership last month. The latest stretch of dates will see the band performing some never-before-heard tunes slated for their forthcoming full-length.

Of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY‘s recent performance at Brooklyn, New York’s Saint Vitus Bar, Rock Shock Pop hailed, “a blistering set of heavy, riff-centric tracks from the albums that they’ve made together over the years. On top of that, the band was clearly having a blast and seemed to be feeding off of the crowd’s energy.” Of the same evening, Local Bozo observed the, “collective energy simmering in the sweaty standing room only crowd,” punctuated by, “pumping fists, banging heads, and mosh pits engulfing the room.” Concurred Metal Assault, “nothing defines heavy music more than a CORROSION OF CONFORMITY headlining show…” The Province noted, “Anyone who loves the Southern metalpunk crew knows that when the version of the band featuring Pepper Keenan on vocals is performing, it’s CORROSION OF CONFORMITY doing its BBQ Black Sabbath best and they did… ‘Wiseblood,’ a killer extended dub jam on ‘Albatross,’ the always worthwhile ‘Vote With A Bullet’ and others had fans headbanging and punching the sky as the quartet sludged away,” while National Rock Review hailed, “a shining performance from one of the best rock bands in the world.”

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has been diligently working on their follow-up to 2014’s IX offering. The as-yet-untitled long player will be helmed by longtime producer John Custer, who’s recorded such prior COC classics as Deliverance, Wiseblood, America’s Volume Dealer, and In The Arms Of God. The record will mark the band’s studio reunion with vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan and their first full-length record together since 2005. A Fall 2016 release is expected.”

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY emerged from hibernation as a trio and released 2012’s self-titled album and 2014’s IX to wide acclaim, but many fans have been eagerly and patiently awaiting the return of Pepper Keenan.

The band was originally an influential hardcore punk/heavy metal crossover act before reaching critical success with a then new lineup on 1991’s Blind album. That trajectory continued with wider appeal as Keenan took over as the group’s primary vocalist on Deliverance (1994) and Wiseblood (1996). These two recordings in particular fused the raw energy of their previous albums, with some great strides forward in classic rock inspired songwriting and more spacious production and execution. Since then the band has often been copied but rarely equaled. This juggernaut gained mass and momentum with relentless touring alongside such greats Metallica, Clutch, Eyehategod, and many more. Eventually, following the release of In the Arms Of God in 2005, Keenan decided to focus all his energy on his hometown band Down… until now.